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How ex-partner flipped for divine, why he left Thornton examines firm's development
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From the cornfields of his family farm in rural Downstate Ottawa
to the center of the storm at divine interVentures, Tom Thornton has
had an unusual journey. While president of the Illinois Coalition
in 1994, Thornton worked with Flip Filipowski, then CEO of Platinum
Technology. He was captivated by Filipowski's vision of an
interconnected zaibatsu and wanted to be part of "the hottest thing
in town."
Name: Tom Thornton
Company: Formerly with divine interVentures
Title: ...
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; Andrew ``Flip'' Filipowski is lining up corporate as well as high-profile local investors to back Divine InterVentures Inc. -- one of a new breed of technology incubators springing up across the country. Mr. Filipowski aims to create a community of closely related start-up companies focusing on
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After weak Nasdaq debut, firm must prove earning power Divine shows up, now must pay up
Chicago Sun-Times
; Months of IPO heartache ended Wednesday when divine interVentures inc. debuted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, but in many ways, the Internet incubator has tougher work ahead. "They've gone from nothing to a publicly traded company," said Chris Girgenti, managing director of William Blair New World
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Divining Divine InterVentures: Why is everybody talking about `Flip'?
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; At a cavernous River West watering hole called Drink, some 500 -- mostly young -- professionals, their beer sloshing in jelly-jar glasses, jammed elbow-to-elbow at a recent technology-related fund-raiser. An attorney, new to town and feeling his way, shouted an urgent question above the din of a
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Divine reports loss of $93.2 million
Chicago Sun-Times
; Divine interVentures Inc., the Internet holding company that was supposed to define Chicago's image in e-commerce, Thursday reported a $93.2 million loss for the quarter ended Sept. 30. The company also announced the resignations of eight board members, which divine said was part of a plan to cut
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